The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-22
IOWA STATE NEWS:
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

METHODIST CONFERENCE.
The forty-fourth annual session of
Iowa Conference was Leld at Newton,
Bishop Merrill of Chicago presiding.
The Iowa Conference comprises the en-
ire southeast part Of the State. being
bounded on the east by the Mississippi
liver; on the south by the Missouri
state line; on the west BY the line COM
ncncing at the southwest corner of APP
)lnoose county, thence north to Mar
shall county. leaving Knoxville in the
Iowa Conference and Monroe in the
Dcs Moines Conference: thence on the
south line Of Marshall county due east
o the Iowa river, thence down said
liver to Iowa City, thenccon c., r. 4
r. railroad to Davenport, leaving Iowa
City and Davenport in Upper Iowa Con-
ference, and all the intermediate towns
II the Iowa. Newton is situated in al
most the extreme northwest corner Of
he Conference. Every fourth year tho
church has layman's conference -
his being the year for that meeting.
The laymcn elect two delegates to attend
he general conference which will be
leld in New York next May.
THE MUNcHRATH JURY.
The following is the personel Of the
jury chosen ut Sioux City. for the trial
If Fred Munehraih Jr., for the murder
If Rev. &. G. Ha,ldock: II. II. Moore,
druggist. Sioux City; Ed. Sanford.
farmer; +. X. koons. farmer, Chas.
Armtagc. farmer: Marsh Goodrich,
farmer; &. McDougall. undertaken,
Sioux City: W. NJ. Hall. farmer; Jas.
Collins. gardner; L. j. Janron, mer-
chant, SaliN; +. Fcriing. farmer; E. W..
Eorkev. farmer; A. j. Millard, under
takes. The jury is very satisfactory
one. and it is thought they will try the
ease on tie evidence alone. The de-
fendant was born in Sioux City, his
parents being among the oldest settlers.
Ills father is member OF the city conn-
ell
THE VETERANS.
During the State Fair at Dcs Moincs,
a state organization of old soldiers was
perfected as the soldiers and sailors as
sociation of Iowa.
Preamble-In order to perpetuate
and keep ever green the memory and
incidents, the trials. hardships and de-
privations endured, the bravery and he
roism displayed by the Union soldiers
of 1861 and 5. and in order that the SOL
diers of the late war, now residents of
the State Of Iowa, may meet in yearly
reunion, we adopt the following arti-
c,cs Of association:
Name-Thc association shall be
known as the Soldiers and Sailors As
sociation of Iowa.
Membership-All honorably dis
charged soldiers of the army or navy
who are or may become residents of
Iowa, will be cordially received as men,
bers Of the Association.
Ol.icers-The officers of the Associa-
ton shall consist Of President. one
Vice President from each Congressional
District, Secretary. Assistant Secrc-
tary and Treasurer.
Duties of Officers.-- The duties OF
officers shall be the same as those OF
similar organization.
The Association shall meet annually
upon tho State Fair Grounds, unless
otherwise ordered by vote Of the AS
sociation.
The Executive Board shall consist of
the President, Secretary. Treasurer and
two Directors. to be elected annually.
The dues shall be IL cents each year.
The committee would also recon-
mend rs officers for the ensuing year
the following named gentlemcn:
Pre>ilcnt--D. j. Palmer. Washington.
Vice Prcsidems-C. II. Smith, Mt.
Pleasant; Milo Smith. Clinton; j. w.
Lawrence, Union; Z. b. Dyke. Charles
City; +. IL. Colcord, Vinton; j. &.
Hutchinson. Ottumwa; j. G. Rounds.
Des Moines; w. p. Hepburn. Clarinda;
j. w. Lyman. Council Bluffs; w. A..
McHenry, Denison; Geo. K. T.. Warner;
Onawa.
Secretary. w. Mutily. Des Moines.
Assistant tSecretary-E. Il. Hutchins,
Des Moines.
Treasurer-H. NJ. Pickell, Des
Moines.
Trustees--Gco. II. Nichols, Des
Moines; I. S. Whiting, Des Moines.
Upon motion the report Of the COM
mittees was accepted and adopted.
Committees on enrolment were APP
pointed and steps taken to make proper
arrangements for the erection OF build
ing upon the fair grounds for the use
Of the Association. After which good
old fashioned camp fire was had and
the boys pronounced the meeting good,
and the good byes were said for another
year.
SUDDEN DEATH.
Capt. j. Il. Stillwcll, of Des Moines,
well known throughout the State,
preached All interesting and strong SER
mon in the Lutheran church at Fair
field Sunday morning, took violently
sick in the afternoon and died Monday
morning at ~ o'clock.
FATED LANTERN.
The barn Of Reimer Melburg and
contents. including four fine horses
was burned ut Davenport. The cause
was the overturning Of i lantern by tht
owner. The loss is $4,000. with 81 ,4O(
insurance in the Farmers Mutual, To-
cal company.
STORE rURNED,
David Warren who keeps a store in
the suburbs Of What Cheer, locked il
up and took his family to tho country
for visit. Soon after his departure
his store was found to be on fire and il
was not possible to save anything.
Loss. $1,000; insured in Hartford fol
sl,S0OO; Home. of New York. for ST..
700.
BRIDGE ROBBERY.
A daring robbery was perpetrated on
the slough bridge near Hamilton at !
O'Clock in the morning. George Hof-
fcditz. who drives for Tecters' livery
stable, at keokuk, was returning from